Randomly opening and closing the Access database in multi user environment can result as database corruption. Once the data is corrupted, it becomes inaccessible to every user connected on the network. In such situations, if the user has not maintained a complete backup of the lost data, then he needs to use effective Access Repair application to repair and restore the Access database.

As an instance of the above issue, when a user connected to a local area network (LAN) attempts to view a data file that is located on a network drive, he encounters the below error message: “Disk or Network Error”

This error message occurs every time user attempts to open the data file. The main cause of the above error message is that the name of the Access file in the file path consists of Double-Byte Character Set (DBCS) characters. Another major reason for the above error message can be faulty hardware component such as hard drive, network cable etc. The above error message appears again and again each time the user wants to access that file. Multiple occurrence of this error message results in Access database corruption.

To resolve the error message and to access the data file, the user needs to follow these steps:

• He needs to remove the double-byte characters from the file name. To do so, the user either should rename the relevant file name or move the file to a folder that consists of only single byte characters.

• In case of faulty hardware, the user should replace the hardware component with a new one.

If the above error persists even after following the above measures, it results in Access database corruption. In such scenarios, the user needs to repair the Access database by using an inbuilt tool known as Compact and Repair utility. But if this inbuilt utility fails to repair and restore the Access database, then the user needs to use third party Access Repair applications. Such Access Database Repair applications repair and restore the affected Access database by incorporating influential and powerful scanning algorithms.

Stellar Phoenix access recovery Software ensures complete and orderly Access Database Repair. It can restore and Repair Access objects like tables, queries, macro, module, forms and report. It also recovers fields like Hyperlink, AutoNumber, OLE object and Yes/No. It supports Access 2007, 2003, 2002(XP) and 2000. It is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and NT.

See also: MS Access Repair